Detective Fiction: A Collection of Critical Essays
- ISBN-10
- 0881501085
- ISBN-13
- 9780881501087
- Series
- Detective Fiction
- Pages
- 301
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- Countryman Press
- Author
- Robin W. Winks
Description
Essays argue whether detective stories are a legitimate genre of literature, an enjoyable self-indulgence, a mirror of society, or a waste of time
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